The opposition camp is gathering signatures on a referendumquestion that could usurp nine years of planning and untold cap-exthat's been put into the large-scale redevelopment of the riverbasin. "If you take the parkway out of the project, you don't havea project any more," Miller told the jam-packed room at the localchapter's monthly meeting at Dallas Country Club along BeverlyDrive in North Dallas.

The annual state of Dallas address is paired with NAIOP's awardsfor top office and industrial brokers and top developer, allcoveted industry honors in the Dallas/Fort Worth brokerage circuit.This year's office brokerage award went to Randy Cooper withCushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc., who closed 42 transactionstotaling 1.5 million sf in 2006. The top-ranked industrial brokeris Mark Miller, principal of NAI Robert Lynn, who completed 88deals totaling 4.5 million sf. And "developer of the year" went toHillwood for numerous projects across the region, but mostly itsVictory roll-out. Ross Perot Jr. was on hand to accept thetrophy.

The Dallas development pipeline is being fueled by Hillwood'sVictory and a series of upcoming projects by others, many of whichhave direct relationship to the Trinity River Vision, part of acomprehensiveplan to unite the city's numerous infill districts. Thefirst condos in Harwood International Inc.'s Azure were the onesthat overlook the Calatrava bridges, which are being made in Italyright now, according to the mayor. Other developers like JPI are inthe process of buying sites along the Trinity River, which as itstands doesn't stack up to river status except during heavy rains.Likewise, New York City-style parks are making their way tofruition in the midst of the most active development period in thecity in decades.